Spanish Joke: Twisted Vocabulary

Question

I am leaving the category for this as "Vocabulary and Grammar", because although it is a list of silly jokes - or rather, wordplay, it does contain a fair bit of Spanish Vocabulary.

I also think it is a very good exercise to try and figure out why the jokes work, and what they mean!

This is not a translation exercise, although you may post questions about the jokes, and you can offer additional puns or wordplay that you may know, if you wish.

Have fun!

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TE EXTRAÑO: Té raro, una especie de Té desconocido

CAMARÓN: Aparato enorme que saca fotos.

DECIMAL: Pronunciar equivocadamente.

BECERRO: Que ve u observa una loma o colina.

BERMUDAS: Observar a las que no hablan.

TELEPATÍA: Aparato de TV para la hermana de mi Amá.

TELÓN: Tela de 50 metros cuadrados o más.

BERRO: Bastor Alebán.

BARBARISMO: Colección exagerada de muñecas barbie.

POLINESIA: Mujer Policía que no entiende explicaciones.

CHINCHILLA: Auchenchia de un objeto para chentarche.

DIADEMAS: Veintinueve de febrero.

DILEMAS: Háblale más.

MANIFIESTA: Juerga de cacahuetes.

MEOLLO: Me escucho.

ATIBORRARTE: Desaparecerte.

CACAREO: Excremento del preso.

CACHIVACHE: Pequeño hoyo en el pavimento que está a punto de convertirse en vache.

ENDOSCOPIO: Prepararse para todos los exámenes, excepto dos.

NITRATO: Ni lo intento.

NUEVAMENTE: Cerebro sin usar.

TALENTO: No ta rápido.

ESGUINCE: Gatorce más Uno.

ESMALTE: Ni lune ni miélcole.

INESTABLE: Mesa inglesa de Inés.

ONDEANDO: ¿'Ónde 'toy?

SORPRENDIDA: Monja en llamas

These are great! - Azabache, May 1, 2011

fantastico - pacofinkler, May 1, 2011

Answer 1

These are great, Gekko! Thanks for sharing .

Most welcome! I'm glad to be able to post something you enjoy! - Gekkosan, May 2, 2011

Answer 2

Okay, I'm slow. At first glance, I didn't get this at all. But once I read the words aloud, it all became clear. Very fun. Thank you for stretching my antiquated brain!

Great, that's the ticket! That's exactly the way to get these jokes - well done! :-D - Gekkosan, May 1, 2011

Answer 3

TALENTO: No ta rápido. My fave.

But I don't get: TE EXTRAÑO: Té raro, una especie de Té desconocido =. Te raro?

strange tea :p - murkilator, May 1, 2011

substitute "té" for "te" in the expression "te extraño" and see if you don't get the pun. :) - Izanoni1, May 1, 2011

Answer 4

Great! I actually got them all except "BERRO: Bastor Alebán," which I'll have to look up.

that's the one I don't get either - murkilator, May 1, 2011

Check out the Spanish name for a German Shepherd. ;) - Gekkosan, May 1, 2011

Answer 5

Haha, my friend showed me this list as a list of definitions given by Alicia Machado :p

Yeah - this joke's been around for a long time, and variously attributed to the Dummy of the Day. :) - Gekkosan, May 1, 2011